My Schedule

2026 SCHEDULE

JANUARY —

Lessonface Online class through John C. Campbell Folk School — The Quilter’s Palette, Quilt Sampler of Techniques. Twelve sessions on Wednesday nights from 6:00 – 8:30 pm Central beginning January 7th – April 8th. All class are recorded so you won’t miss a thing. Click on the Lessonface link for complete information and registration.

Private Applique retreat with friends, January 18 – 21, 2026.

FEBRUARY —

AQS DAYTONA BEACH, FL – February 18 – 21, 2026 – Seven events!!

Bee Wreath – Adorable Machine Applique, Wednesday 8:30 – 11:30 am

Pro Tips for Accurate Piecing, Wednesday 1:00 – 4:00 pm

Absolutely Essential Machine Applique, Thursday 8:30 – 11:30 am

Aurifilosophy Thread Matters, Thursday 1:00 – 4:00 pm

Pieced Applique Flowers, Friday 8:30 – 11:30 am

LECTURE: Understanding the Value of Color, Friday 2:00 – 3: 00 pm

The Portable Quilt, Saturday 8:30 – 11:30 am

MARCH —

Quilt judging for Art Feeds the Soul quilt show – an annual quilt show hosted jointly by Alamance Piecemakers and Burlington Carousel Quilters in Elon, NC. March 2, 2026

Nashville Needle Market, Nashville, TN, as a buyer, March 4 – 7, 2026

Five day Retreat for Designz by Doodle, Morehead City, NC — Yes, a FIVE DAY retreat!! Color Sense workshop. March 8 – 13, 2026. Click n the link for all information and registration.

Schoolhouse Quilters Guild, Carson City, MI — March 14, 2026, 10:00 am – noon. Zoom Lecture: Help! My Fabric Stash is Growing and I Can’t Make It Stop!

Original Sewing & Quilt Expo, Lakeland, FL — March 19-21, 2026. Classes include:

Love Is Spoken Here machine applique, Wednesday, March 18 from 9:00 am – 5:00pm

Thread Counts – An Aurifil thread class, Thursday March 19 from 1:00- 4:00 pm

Quilting on a Serger, Saturday March 21 from 8:30 – 11:30 am

APRIL —

Lessonface Online class through Jon C. Campbell Folk School, The Bespoke Patchwork Skirt, — April 11th, from 9am – 4pm, Central. Click on the link for complete information and registration.

Highland Lakes Quilt Guild, Marble Falls, TX. April 15 & 16, 2026. Lecture: Behind the Quilt Police and Workshop: Aurifil Thread Matters.

Original Sewing & Quilt Expo, Cleveland, OH — April 23 – 25, 2026. Classes include:

Quilting on a Serger, April 23 from 1:00 – 4:00 pm

Aurifilosophy Thread Matters class April 23 from 6:00 – 9:00 pm

Pro Tips for Accurate Piecing April 24 from 8:30 – 11:30 am

Lecture – If Our Quilts Could Talk, What Would they Say About Us? April 24 from 1:00 – 2:00 pm

h+h Americas Fiber+Fabric Craft Festival, Rosemont, IL — Retail show where I will have a BOOTH **Hand Fowl + Maker will join me for LIVE Chainstitching. April 30 – May 3, 2026. More info to come!

MAY —

h+h Americas – Industry Wholesale event, May 5- May 8, 2026. Market for Shop Owners. More info to come. BOOTH 1031

ALAMANCE PIECEMAKERS GUILD, Burlington,NC – May 19 & 20, 2026 Lecture: Quilted Coats: Then and Now. Workshops: Aurifil Thread Matters half-day and Absolutely Essential Machine Applique, full day.

JUNE —

NACQJ (National Association of Certified Quilt Judges) Partner and Judging Show, June 8-11, 2026. St. Paul, MN

Bespoke Patchwork Skirt at Quilt Among Friends quilt shop in Arlington, TX. June 13, 2026 from 10:00 – 4:30 pm.

.Four day Retreat forDesignz by Doodle, Morehead City, NC — Yes, a FOUR DAY retreat!! Quilters Palette workshop. June 22 – 26, 2026. Click on the link for complete information. Designs By Doodle do fantastic quilt retreat events!!

JULY ––

Quiltmaking 101 Sampler Quilt at John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, NC, July 5-11, 2026

Irving Quilt Guild, July 16, 2026 Lecture — Quilted Coats: Then and Now.

Original Sew Quilt Expo — Irving, TX — July 30-31, August 1, 2025 — Teaching and Vendor booth, Details to come.

AUGUST —

Original Sewing & Quilt Expo, Kansas City, MO — August 6 – 8, 2026. Classes TBD with complete information coming soon!

Cibolo Creek Quilt Guild, Boerne, TX – August 13 & 14, 2026. Lecture TBD and Workshop: Absolutely Essential Machine Applique.

SEPTEMBER —

Quilters Guild of East Texas, Tyler, TX — September 10, 2026 Lecture: Understanding the Value of Color. September 11, 2026 Workshop: Color Sense, 1 – day workshop.

Irving Quilt Guild, Irving, TX — September 17, 2026 Lecture: Aurifilosophy Thread Matters

Venice Area Quilters Guild, September 22, 2026 6:00pm Eastern, Virtual Lecture: Understanding the Value of Color

Original Sewing & Quilt Expo, Fredericksburg, VA — September 24 – 26, 2026. Class information TBD with complete information coming soon!

OCTOBER —

Original Sewing & Quilt Expo, Nashville, TN — October 1-3, 2026. Class information TBD with complete information coming soon!

Quilter’s Guild of Arlington, — Arlington, TX — October 13 & 14, 2026 — Lecture:” How Technology is Changing the Way We Quilt” and Workshop: Essential Machine Applique

Private Red Boot Retreat with friends, October 15- 18, 2026.

NOVEMBER —

Original Sewing & Quilt Expo, Novi, MI — November 5 – 7, 2026. Class information TBD with complete information coming soon!

DECEMBER —

2027 SCHEDULE

JANUARY —

GREATER GUILD OF HOUSTON, Houston, TX — Lectur and Workshop TBD. More details to come.

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JULY —

University Methodist Church Quilt Guild — San Antonio, TX, July 19, 2027 — Lecture: “If Our Quilts Could Talk, What Would They Say About Us?” and Workshop: Essential Machine Applique